Joey Payeur The calendar still says August but that didn’t keep many local players from throwing on their skates to take part in the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s Development Week camp at the Ice For Kids Arena yesterday. The camp concludes today with on-ice sessions from 4:30-9:20 p.m.
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Nicholas Donaldson Changes are on the way for the Copper River Inn as work is being done on a new front entrance and sign for the hotel. Guests are asked to use the doors just to the right of the main entrance to access the hotel and restaurants during the […]
Joey Payeur Brad Wakefield of the Barwick Blue Knights was taking all the way on this pitch handled by Fort Frances Braves’ catcher Chris Bourgeois during yesterday evening’s 4-1 win by Barwick in Game 2 of the best-of-three Rainy River District Fastball League championship series at Couchiching. The deciding game […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–Heart-pounding security footage of a violent robbery at a Calgary convenience store captured a fearless clerk trading blows with a man and women armed with what appears to be a tire iron and pick axe. The clerk, who was identified by the store’s owner only as Sunny, […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Newly-minted Indigenous Services minister Jane Philpott says her new department likely will include the delivery of health services for First Nations and Inuit–an area previously under her watch at Health Canada. Philpott said consultations and legislation will be required for the creation of her new ministry, […]
The Canadian PressTerry Pedwell OTTAWA–Gerry Ritz won’t enter the race to lead the Saskatchewan Party, the long-serving Conservative MP said today, after announcing he’s leaving federal politics. “It is out of the question,” Ritz said in a telephone interview, suggesting he’s finished with political office. “After 25 years involved at […]
The Canadian PressAllison JonesLiam Casey TORONTO–Math test scores among public elementary school students in Ontario have not improved–in some cases they have decreased slightly–despite a $60-million “renewed math strategy” the government had hoped would help solve the problem. The latest results of the province’s standardized tests, conducted by the Education […]
The Canadian PressDean Bennett EDMONTON–A hearing to determine whether bail conditions for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr should be eased, allowing him unsupervised visits with his controversial sister, did not go ahead as planned today. It was put over to Sept. 15 after lawyers for the Justice Department said […]
The Canadian Press KAMLOOPS, B.C.–British Columbia’s tourism industry is taking a hit, with businesses reporting rising cancellations and decreased traffic over fears of wildfires. Maya Lange with Destinations BC, the province’s tourism planning and marketing corporation, said yesterday that preliminary results from a survey of businesses in the Kootenay-Rockies region […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Eligible Ontario households will be able to get “smart” thermostats for free on a first-come, first-serve basis under a new government program. Environment minister Chris Ballard yesterday announced that $377 million in proceeds from Ontario’s cap-and-trade auctions this year will be used to establish a Green […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–The federal government will consider what to do with admission fees for national parks beyond Canada’s 150th birthday after this year’s free parks program has proven to be exceptionally popular. After Ottawa decided to eliminate fees for national parks and historic sites for all of 2017, […]
The Canadian PressLaura Kane VANCOUVER–A lawyer for the Canadian government is urging a judge not to strike down the country’s solitary confinement law, saying the practice can be necessary to protect the safety of people and the institution. Mitchell Taylor delivered closing arguments yesterday at a trial for a constitutional […]
